1. (noun) sinker (for a fishing line), fishing-line sinker.
Kupenga kōtuku, me ōna mea katoa, me ngā aho, me ngā matau, me ngā makihea katoa (TW 11/12/1875:423). / Hand nets with all the accessories, fishing lines, fish-hooks and fishing-line sinkers.
Synonyms: maihea
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